Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0015 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Aleutians West | |
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands: Attu Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Cotton string; Worsted wool yarn; Seal gut | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and vertical sides; Basket is woven primarily in open spaced plain twining, using rye grass stems as the primary warp and weft material; Single row of twining at junction of base and sides is woven in 3-strand twining; Secondary weft material is cotton string which is used only at the start of the basket; Warps are paired on the base of the basket and the warps in each pair are diverted alternately to the left or right in each succeeding row of twining; On the sides of the basket the warps are parallel; 5 widely spaced parallel design bands around upper 2/3 of basket are woven in closed plain twining, with worst wool yarn and seal gut applied in overlay technique; Top, middle, and lower band is comprised of long pink segments outlined in blue, alternating with shorter white and green rectangles; Other two bands are comprised of long red segments alternating with short white and lavender rectangles; Warps are gathered at rim and incorporated into heavy braided band. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.7, Max Diam = 30.5 | |